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Future Act Determination Details

WA - Future Act Determination - WO2013/0755, WO2013/1003

WO2013/0755, WO2013/1003
NNTTA 9 (12 March 2015)
Objection
Western Australia  
Ms Helen Shurven (Member)
​Leedham Papertalk and Others on behalf of Mullewa Wadjari (WC1996/093) (native title party)
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The State of Western Australia (Government party)
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Maincoast Pty Ltd (first grantee party)
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FMG Resources Pty Ltd (second grantee party)
12/03/2015
An inquiry into two expedited procedure objection applications
Objection – Expedited Procedure Applies AND Objection – Expedited Procedure Does Not Apply
​Representatives of the native title party: Ms Lesleigh Bower, Corser & Corser

Representatives of the Government party: Ms Caitlin Brandstater, State Solicitor’s Office; Ms Bethany Conway, Department of Mines and Petroleum

Representatives of the grantee party: Mr Ken Green, Green Legal
​Native title – future act – proposed grant of exploration licences – expedited procedure objection applications – whether acts likely to interfere directly with the carrying on of community or social activities – whether acts likely to interfere with sites of particular significance – whether acts likely to cause major disturbance to land or waters – expedited procedure attracted – expedited procedure not attracted
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 29; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 31; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 151(2); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 237; Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA); Mining Act 1978 (WA) s 61(2); Mining Act 1978 (WA) s 66; Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 36(2); Land Act 1933 (WA) s 31; Land Act 1933 (WA) s 33; Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth); Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA); Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004 (WA); Waterways Conservation Act 1976 (WA); Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 (WA); Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Act 1909 (WA); Country Areas Water Supply Act 1947 (WA); Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 (WA); Water Resources Legislation Amendment Act 2007 (WA);
​Butcher Cherel and Others/Western Australia/Faustus Nominees Pty Ltd [2007] NNTTA 15, (‘Cherel v Faustas Nominees’)

Cheinmora and Others v Heron Resources Ltd and Another (2005) 196 FLR 250; [2005] NNTTA 99, (‘Cheinmora v Heron Resources’)

Cheinmora & Ors v Striker Resources & Ors [1996] FCA 1147; (1996) 142 ALR 21 (‘Cheinmora v Striker Resources’)

FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd v Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC [2014] FCA 1335 (‘FMG Pilbara v Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation’)

Harvey Murray and Others on behalf of the Yilka Native Title Claimants v Drew Griffin Money and Another [2011] NNTTA 91 (‘Murray v Money’)

Jack Dann v Western Australia [1997] FCA 332; (1997) 144 ALR 1 (‘Dann v Western Australia’)

Leedham Papertalk & Ors v State Resources Pty Ltd & Anor [2012] NNTTA 126, (‘Papertalk v State Resources’)

Leedham Papertalk & Ors v West Peak Iron Ltd & Anor [2012] NNTTA 108, (‘Papertalk v West Peak Iron’)

Les Tullock and Others on behalf of the Tarlpa Native Title Claimants/Western Australia/Bushwin Pty Ltd [2011] NNTTA 22, (‘Tullock v Bushwin’)

Little and Others v Oriole Resources Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 506; (2005) 146 FLR 576, (‘Little v Oriole Resources’)

Maitland Parker and Others/Western Australia/Derek Noel Ammon [2006] NNTTA 65, (‘Parker v Ammon’)

Maitland Parker and Others /Western Australia/Iron Duyfken Pty Ltd [2010] NNTTA 60, (‘Parker v Iron Duyfken’)

Maureen Young on behalf of the Ngadju People v South Coast Metals Pty Ltd [2001] NNTTA 42 (‘Young v South Coast Metals’)

Mungarlu Ngurrankatja Rirraunkaja (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC & Ors v FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd & Anor [2015] NNTTA 4, ('Mungarlu Ngurrankatja Rirraunkaja (Aboriginal Corporation) v FMG Pilbara’)

Nicholas Cooke & Others on behalf of the Innawonga People/Western Australia/Dioro Exploration NL [2008] NNTTA 108 (‘Cooke v Dioro Exploration’)

Nyikina & Mangala v Backreef Oil Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1432 (‘Nyikina & Mangala v Backreef Oil’)

Rosas v Northern Territory and Another (2002) 169 FLR 330; (2002) NNTTA 113, (‘Rosas v Northern Territory’)

Silver and Others v Northern Territory of Australia and Others (2002) 169 FLR 1; [2002] NNTTA 18, (‘Silver v Northern Territory’)

Smith v Western Australia and Another [2001] FCA 19; (2001) 108 FCR 442, (‘Smith v Western Australia’)

Terry Cornwall & Ors v Western Australia & Ors [1997] NNTTA 47 (‘Cornwall v Western Australia’)

Ward & Ors v Western Australia & Ors [1996] FCA 1452; (1996) 69 FCR 208; (1996) 136 ALR 557, (‘Ward v Western Australia’)

Western Australia v Ward [2002] HCA 28; (2002) 213 CLR 1; (2002) 191 ALR 1; (2002) 76 ALJR 1098 (‘Western Australia v Ward 1’)

Western Australia v Ward [1996] FCA 993; (1996) 70 FCR 265; (1996) 141 ALR 753 (‘Western Australia v Ward 2’)

Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd & Anor [2014] NNTTA 8 (‘Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation v FMG Pilbara’)